1905 Film Network News On May 18, France local time, the world premiere of "The Merry Generation", a shortlisted film in the main competition of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, was held. The film's director Jia Zhangke, starring Zhao Tao, director of photography Yu Liwei, producers Liang Jiayan, Naozo Ichiyama, co-writer Wan Jiahuan and other main creatives appeared on the red carpet of the premiere.
As one of the most familiar faces of Chinese directors at Cannes, Jia Zhangke was shortlisted for the main competition for the sixth time in six years. He also received several minutes of applause after the screening of "The Merry Generation", and even the leading actor Zhao Tao. I was moved to tears and thanked the audience.
During the film festival, Jia Zhangke also accepted interviews from domestic media and talked about his creative experience. How to recruit Zhao Tao to play the heroine? Jia Zhangke revealed that "The Romantic Generation" began filming and accumulating materials in 2001, and finally added the 2022 part. It was only with the rough cuts of the previous 20 years and the script of the contemporary part in 2022 that he convinced Zhao Tao, "She It’s hard to refuse, because she played the first two-thirds of the film.”
In his opinion, the heroine Qiaoqiao is a silent woman, and this film shows the process of women’s growth and awakening of consciousness. During the filming, Zhao Tao actually acted a lot of talking parts, but during the editing process it was decided that this character should be "silent". "Just because this character doesn't speak doesn't mean that she has no thoughts and nothing to talk about, just like in reality." Like many women in the film, although they are talking, they have no channel to talk. This role is to materialize the concept of 'silent person'. "
Talking about Zhao Tao's sudden "ha" at the end, Jia Zhangke shared that it was originally planned. The ending of "The Movie" is that the characters are running in the snow, and it ends with constant panting. But when filming a certain scene, Zhao Tao suddenly let out a "ha". After filming, she said: I'm sorry, director, I couldn't control it, especially Want to shout. But I think this was handled particularly well, and it became the end of the film.
As for the male protagonist Brother Bin, Jia Zhangke called him a "broken man", which also contains his own reflections on men, "Brother Bin is a man who was crushed by the wave, and his body is not complete. I think it is against men." A reflection. I am a male director. Sometimes men need to reflect on the joy of social competition. The ultimate cost is to break themselves. Women do have a great focus on emotions in addition to social competition. , in life itself, it is relatively far away from the jungle principle. "
When interpreting the title of the film "The Romantic Generation", Jia Zhangke said that in his impression, the Romantic Generation suddenly became popular in the 1970s and 1980s. At the beginning of reform and opening up, people who wanted to break tradition and embrace the world had a kind of vitality and vitality that grew wildly. There is a magazine called "The Romantic Generation". This group of people grew up at the same time as the characters in the movie. The movie tells how they got to where they are today step by step.
It is reported that "The Romantic Generation" is directed by Jia Zhangke, co-written by Jia Zhangke and Wan Jiahuan, and stars Zhao Tao. From 2001 to 2022, the film focuses on the breakup and reunion of lovers Qiaoqiao and Guo Bin in a small town in northern China. It tells the life story of a generation in the first 20 years of the new century. It was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
